Q. I have been unsuccessful in searching the internet for an answer to three questions: What is the difference between shrews and moles? How destructive would these animals be to my lawn and garden?

This summer, I occasionally witnessed small dark creatures run across a stone walkway from one ground-cover bed to another and suspect that they were either voles or shrews. Gardeners often talk about ...

When rats, such as this non-native Norway rat, move into areas close to human dwellings, it's time to take action. The first thing to do is to identify and eliminate sources of food or water that make ...

"I caught six yesterday," proclaimed Ms. Mouse Hater. She continued her tale, then, explaining that these rodents were so small they didn't trip the standard mousetraps. "I have to get more glue traps ...

It doesn't take a crack detective to know that moles are at work -- the evidence is underfoot. Moles are the critters responsible for those long, raised runways in the lawn, the ones your shoes sink ...

Have you tried to gently shake limp leaves from an unhealthy-looking shrub only to find yourself pulling the entire plant out of the ground? If this scene brings back bad memories, you probably also ...

The best way to prevent moles and voles from harming your landscape is by being able to accurately identify them. Moles and voles are two common garden pests that are often confused with one another ...

Dear Dr. Dirt: I just caught a short-tailed shrew in a live mouse trap. At first I thought it was a mole, but the feet didn’t look like a mole and it didn’t seem to be blind. Upon finding your website ...